SCHUBERT / MOZART / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / etc
The Complete Decca Recordings [23 CDs plus DVD] Clifford Curzon (piano) with various accompaniments [ Decca Music Group / 23 CD Box Set - released 9/Aug/2012 ] For the first time this collection brings together absolutely every recording he ever made for Decca which has survived, including several which have never been published on CD (or even LP) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto Op 54 / Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 80 Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Isabelle Faust (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] '[T]he use of an early 19th-century fortepiano, here a Streicher of 1847, brings textural clairty, enhanced by the exceptionally subtle and sensitive dialogue between the two superb string players.' (BBC Music) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 30, 31 & 32 Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 8/Oct/2018 ] Alexandre Tharaud records Beethoven for the first time! Beethoven's last three sonatas, Nos. 30, 31, 32, composed 1820-22 and are considered some of the most difficult works in the repertoire. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Music of the Baroque era - Bach keyboard concertos and Scarlatti sonatas - already features in the eclectic Erato catalogue of the French pianist Alexandre Tharaud. Now he is giving us his interpretation of one of the monuments of the repertoire for... |
THIERRY MACHUEL
Clairvaux: Or, Les Murs, Beyond The Wall [CD/DVD] François-René Duchâble (piano) & Thierry Machuel (piano) / Trio Pasquier & Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain (director) [ Aeon CD & DVD / 3 CD/DVD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] |
BEETHOVEN / BACH
Piano Concerto in E flat Op 73 Emperor / Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue (Rec 1966) (CD / DVD) Friedrich Gulda, piano. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell [ Andante / CD/DVD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] This set features two live performances of one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century |
W. A. MOZART / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Grigory Sokolov: Mozart & Rachmaninov Concertos Grigory Sokolov (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 22/Jun/2017 ] "Sokolov is now on a don't-touch-me pinnacle...the two concertos here present the zenith of his art." BBC Music Five Stars Concerto Choice - June 2017 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin / Winterreise / Schwanengesang [plus DVD of Winterreise] Ian Bostridge (tenor) with Mitsuko Uchida, Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (piano) [ Warner Classics CD / DVD / 4 CD/DVD - released 10/Jan/2015 ] "Bostridge's first die Schöne Müllerin created a sensation in the song world. This new version, even more original and distinctive, confirms that the cycle will inextricably be linked with his name" (MusicWeb for Schone Mullerin) |
SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto in D minor / Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] In the autumn of 1851 Schumann composed, in rapid succession, the two violin sonatas and, in the space of just seven days from 2 to 9 October, the Piano Trio no.3, Op.110. As always during his work, Schumann was oblivious to everything around him,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Helsinki Recital (DVD + CD) Karita Mattila (soprano) / Martin Katz (piano) [ Ondine / 2 CD/DVD - released 19/Nov/2010 ] This new release pays tribute to Finnish superstar Karita Mattila on the occasion of her 50th birthday in September 2010. |
LISZT
Recital (Incls Sonata in B minor & Liebestraum) [plus bonus DVD] Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) [ Sony Music / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "Buniatishvili is at her best in the Bach A minor BWV543 Prelude and Fugue transcription, where her playing becomes far more poised and controlled, without sacrificing one iota of imagination. The latter selection alone is worth the price of... |
ALBENIZ / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV
Live in Vienna (2 CDs plus DVD) Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 CD/DVD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Clearly everyone is having a ball and, make no mistake, doubting Thomases should take time off to listen to a major talent." Editor's Choice Gramophone October 2010 |
CHOPIN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Lang Lang in Paris [Double CD plus DVD] Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 CD/DVD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] Lang Lang & Chopin have long been a winning combination. Already celebrated worldwide for his Chopin interpretation, Lang Lang selects the four virtuosic and well known "Scherzi" to display his interpretative ability and renowned technical command. |
SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / TAN DUN / CHOPIN / etc
Lang Lang Live At Carnegie Hall (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003) Lang Lang (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 3 CD/DVD - released 5/May/2008 ] Recorded live at Carnegie Hall November 7th 2003 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / BELA BARTOK
Prokofiev / Bartok: Piano Concertos [CD plus DVD documentary] Lang Lang (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle [ Sony Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "this is a performance [of the Prokofiev] that glides by, impeccably beautiful and fleet, yet a trifle short of character. Still, Lang Lang's easy virtuosity is delicious; so is the absence of keyboard thumping...[the Bartok] offers genuine bite, whe |
Ludovico Einaudi (piano)
Ludovico Einaudi - The Royal Albert Hall Concert - CD & DVD Edition [ Decca / 3 CD/DVD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Recorded live at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall at the peak of Einaudi's European and American tour in2010, showcasing his works/albums "Nightbook", "I Giorni"and "Divenire". |
DVORAK / SCHUBERT / DEBUSSY / CHOPIN
Menahem Pressler: A 90th Birthday Celeration - Live in Paris 2013 [CD + DVD] Menahem Pressler (piano) / Quatuor Ebene, with Christoph Pregardien (tenor) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] The Quatuor Ebène was invited by legendary pianist Menahem Pressler to join him in celebrating his 90th birthday at a concert at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in November 2013. Their programme included two of the most life-affirming works in the chamber... |
THOMAS ADES / COLON NANCARROW
In Seven Days / Studies Nos 6 & 7 (with bonus DVD) Nicolas Hodges (piano) / London Sinfonietta, Thomas Ades [ Signum CD/DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "Evocative without being merely descriptive, In Seven Days is a highly cohesive work that understatedly fulfils its intention. The piano-writing is expertly integrated into the ensemble, Nicolas Hodges amply exploiting the judicious range of timbral... |
The Piano Guys
The Piano Guys 2 (+DVD) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Aug/2017 ] The Piano Guys are back with their new album, The Piano Guys 2, that continues their unique take on music from Pachelbel to The Turtles to Bruno Mars, featuring songs never before available on CD. The Piano Guys 2 features more of the imaginative... |
SATIE
Piano Music (Including 6 Gnossiennes, 3 GymnopACdies & Sonneries de la Rose-Croix Air de l'Ordre) plus bonus DVD Reinbert de Leeuw (piano) with Marjanne Kweksilber (soprano) [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 4 CD/DVD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] This collector edition makes Reinbert de Leeuw's digital recordings of a selection of Satie solo pieces available again. Also included are some of Satie's Mélodies (these making their first international CD appearance) with Marjanne Kweksilber. |